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A mathematical model of the phosphoinositide pathway

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Phosphoinositides are signalling lipids that constitute a complex network regulating many cellular processes. We propose a computational model that accounts for all species of phosphoinositides in the plasma membrane of mammalian cells. The model replicates the steady-state of the pathway and most known dynamic phenomena. Sensitivity analysis demonstrates model robustness to alterations in the parameters. Model analysis suggest that the greatest contributor to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) production is a flux representing the direct transformation of PI into PI(4,5) P2, also responsible for the maintenance of this pool when phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI(4) P) is decreased. PI(5)P is also shown to be a significant source for PI(4,5)P2 production. The model was validated with siRNA screens that knocked down the expression of enzymes in the pathway. The screen monitored the activity of the epithelium sodium channel (ENaC), which is activated by PI(4,5)P2. While the model may deepen our understanding of other physiological processes involving phosphoinositides, we highlight therapeutic effects of ENaC modulation in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The model suggests control strategies where the activities of the enzyme phosphoinositide 4-phosphate 5-kinase I (PIP5KI) or the PI4K + PIP5KI + DVL protein complex are decreased and cause an efficacious reduction in PI(4,5)P2 levels while avoiding undesirable alterations in other phosphoinositide pools.
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10.1038/s41598-018-22226-8

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0000-0001-5474-2657
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University of Oxford
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Medical Sciences Division
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Physiology Anatomy and Genetics
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0000-0002-7091-2123
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0000-0002-7902-742X
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0000-0002-0828-8630


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Nature Publishing Group
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Scientific Reports More from this journal
Volume:
8
Issue:
1
Pages:
3904
Publication date:
2018-03-02
Acceptance date:
2018-02-19
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2045-2322
ISSN:
2045-2322
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29500467


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